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<div class="subject-header">Data Stores</div>

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Since Flowblade version 2.12 the new <b>Data Store</b> feature allows user to decide where project data such as proxy files, thumbnails and rendered clips for containers and generators is saved.
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Deleting data of individual projects without affecting other projects is now also possible.
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<h2>Data Stores and Project Data folders</h2>
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<li> <b>Data Store</b> is a folder that contains <b>Project Data Folders</b>.</li>
<li> <b>Project Data Folder</b> is created for each new project automatically in the currently active <b>Data Store</b> on application startup, or when creating a new Project with <b>File->New...</b>.</li>
<li> Every subsequent saved version of the project keeps data in the same <b>Data Store</b> and <b>Project Data Folder</b>.</li>
<li> Default <b>Data Store</b> is located at folder <i><b>$XDG_DATA_HOME/projectsdata</i></b>.</li>
<li> If value of environment variable <i><b>$XDG_DATA_HOME</i></b> is changed, a new default <b>Data Store</b> is created at location <i><b>$XDG_DATA_HOME/projectsdata</i></b>.</li>
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<h2>You can ignore Data Stores</h2>

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<b>Project Data Folders</b> are automatically created for projects. Users only do need to pay attention to them if they wish to save or move project data into some other place then the default <b>Data Store</b>, or delete project data of completed projects to save disk space.
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<h2>Project Data actions</h2>
<h4>Selecting Data Store for Project Data Folder</h4>
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<li> Select <b>File->New...</b> from application menu.</li>
<li> In <b>Data Store</b> panel select some other then current default <b>Data Store</b>.</li>
<li> If you like to create a new <b>Data Store</b> for the project click <b>Create Data Store</b> button.</li>
<li> Click <b>Ok</b> and a <b>Project Data Folder</b> is created in the selected <b>Data Store</b>.</li>
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<h4>Viewing Project Data Info</h4>
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<li> For current Project select <b>Project->Project Data</b> from application menu.</li>
<li> For all projects created in the system select <b>Edit->Data Store Manager</b>.</li>
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<h4>Deleting Project Data</h4>
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<li> Select <b>Edit->Data Store Manager</b>.</li>
<li> In <b>Data Store</b> panel select <b>Data Store</b> where <b>Project Data Folder</b> you wish to delete is located.</li>
<li> Identify the project data you wish to delete by <b>Last Save File</b> info and select that row in the table. </li>
<li> Click on check button to enable <b>Delete Project Data</b> button in the info panel.</li>
<li> Confirm deleting project data.</li>
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<p>Data for currently open Project cannot be deleted.</p>
<h4>Moving Project Data </h4>
<p><b>Project Data Folder</b> placement in a <b>Data Store</b> is immutable once project is created. To move <b>Project Data Folder</b> you will need to create a cloned project with <b>Project Data Folder</b> in another data store and then optionally delete original <b>Project Data Folder</b>.</p>
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<li> Select <b>Project->Project Info and Data</b> from application menu.</li>
<li> Press <b>Create Clone Project With Project Data in another Data Store</b> button in <b>Data Store</b> panel.</li>
<li> Give file name for the new cloned project that has project data in another data store.</li>
<li> Select <b>Data Store</b> where cloned <b>Project Data Folder</b> is placed.</li>
<li> Press <b>Create Clone Project</b> button.</li>
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<b>BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DELETING PROJECT FILES AFTER CREATING A CLONED PROJECT!</b>
<p>If you delete the <b><i>new clone project</i></b> file and <b><i>old data</i></b>  you will end up in a situation where no working projects exist anymore.</p>
<p>It is advisable to not delete any project files after creating cloned projects before the project is fully completed.</p>
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<h2>Data Store actions</h2>
<h4>Creating a new Data Store</h4>
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<li> Select <b>Edit->Data Store Manager</b>.</li>
<li> Press <b>Create Data Store</b> button and select an empty folder as the <b>Data Store</b>.</li>
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<h4>Changing active Data Store</h4>
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<li> Select <b>Edit->Data Store Manager</b>.</li>
<li> Select <b>Data Store</b> you wish to make active.</li>
<li> Press <b>Make This Data Store Active</b>.</li>
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<h4>Dropping Data Store</h4>
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<li> Select <b>Edit->Data Store Manager</b>.</li>
<li> Select <b>Data Store</b> you wish to drop.</li>
<li> Press <b>Drop Data Store</b> button.</li>
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<h4>Connecting Data Store</h4>
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<li> Select <b>Edit->Data Store Manager</b>.</li>
<li> Press <b>Connect Data Store</b> button.</li>
<li> Select folder with Flowblade <b>Data Store</b> data inside.</li>
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